Subj : Re: remote X
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Ifor Gaukroger
Date : Sun Dec 19 2004 09:10 pm

In article <32kxd.554$yV1.257@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com>, cfk wrote:
> 
>     I have three computers. 'R' runs RH9, 'F' runs Fedora and a new one 'D'
> that now runs Debian 'Sarge' as of yesterday.

>     I cannot run an X program using ssh from either 'R' or 'F' to 'D'.
> 
>     I tried 'xhost +localhost' on 'D' and rebooted it to no avail.

When using ssh you shouldn't be using xhost _at all_ as the remote
display should be going to a local port on the remote machine, going
through ssh, and then appearing on a local port on the machine in front
of you.

Google for 'ssh X forwarding' and have a read, it should be as easy as
'ssh -X' as you have found between your 'R' and 'F' boxes.

>     What am I doing wrong.

My problems when I first tried were that I needed to 

- alter the sshd config to allow X forwarding (see sshd man page) and
  then restart sshd ('/etc/init.d/sshd restart')
- install xbase-clients to get xauth which the remote sshd needs

If all else fails ssh using the -v (or -vv or -vvv) options and see what
it complains about.


hth,

Rofi



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